01/01/2026
As the new year rolls in I have so many personal wishes and resolutions for myself and my loved ones in the new year. But then I am reminded how much suffering in the world is happening, people wishing for peace and comfort, for food and blanket and other basic needs, for more time to be had and spent with their loved ones. And those specific personal wishes of mine become insignificant because i, as well, want peace for those at war, i, as well, want other people to live their life without fear, hunger and cold, and to experience joy and happiness. It’s been a daily struggle to balance the guilt of my own comfort, safety and joy in life with the lack of it in other people’s life. Small acts of doing good bring me some relief… sometimes.
So, I will keep reminding myself that caring, even when it feels small or insufficient, is a way of not turning away, and perhaps that is where hope begins.
